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Saturday, November 18, 2017

NYC DEP Statement on the Long-term Agreement for Delaware River Flow Management Program

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection released the following statement from Deputy Commissioner Paul Rush.

“New York City is pleased that the Decree Parties today committed to a
long-term agreement that balances the myriad interests connected to the
Delaware River. The 10-year program protects public health for millions
of Americans by sustaining their supplies of high-quality drinking
water. The agreement also expands efforts to enhance flood attenuation
and support the outdoor recreation economy of the upper Delaware River
through the protection of its natural ecology and wild trout fishery.

“Importantly, the new agreement was built upon untold hours of
scientific work and data analyses that aimed to advance the interests of
all stakeholders without detriment to any of them.

“That work does not end here. The new agreement requires the Decree
Parties to pursue a number of scientific studies related to salinity
intrusion in the lower Delaware River, the calculation of water
available to be released downstream of New York City’s reservoirs, and
other topics related to the natural resources of the basin.

“New York City will approach the work ahead with the same spirit of
collaboration that yielded the new flow-management program today.”